Everyone nowadays building their own computers and overclocking them so we thought we might give people some pointers on how to choose the right overclocking motherboard so you won’t have to replace your motherboard once you find out that the motherboard doesn’t have the overclocking features you require. Let’s Begin!

Before you try to buy the motherboard, you should always download the motherboard’s manual from the manufacturer’s website and read it thoroughly. By doing this, you will be able to see if the motherboard you are interested in contains the overclocking features you want. The thing to look for in a motherboard is access to the overclocking controls such as front side bus options (FSB), vcore which allows the user to add extra voltage to the CPU and if you are really hardcore overclocker then you would want to have the control over AGP vcore and dram voltage which allows users to give more juice to the RAM.

Because overclocking your FSB increases the speed of your PCI and AGP components, you might suffer instability problems caused by these devices. Therefore, we suggest that you buy a motherboard that has a PCI/AGP divider, what this divider allows you to do is lock the PCI/AGP Bus Frequency in place.

Overclocking success can also be traced back to a motherboard’s design layout and power dynamics. Some boards can take more electrical stress than others. To find the right overclocking motherboard there is a lot of research involved. Go to messageboards and see what other users like about the particular models. See what kind of results are they getting with their motherboards. Ask your friends if they are into computer hardware.

We strongly recommend Abit, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, and Chaintech as our favorite motherboards. These manufacturers make the best of the best motherboards that you can find.

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